most unearned runs in a single season by a starting pitcher

Joe McGinnity has allowed the most runs by a starting pitcher in a season, with 210 runs in 1901.

NAME R SEASON TM G W L W% GS ERA SO CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB HBP GF IBB TBF WP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 K% BB% WHIP BABIP RA H/9
1 Joe McGinnity
J. McGinnity
210
1901
BAL BAL
43
24
19
.558
43
3.55
71
39
1
0
363.0
390
143
7
90
21
0
5
1.76
2.23
0.79
0.17
6.0
1.32
.293
5.21
9.67
2 Snake Wiltse
S. Wiltse
208
1902
TOT
35
14
18
.438
35
5.12
60
31
0
0
281.1
362
160
11
87
14
0
7
1.92
2.78
0.69
0.35
7.1
1.60
.333
6.65
11.58
3 Bobo Newsom
B. Newsom
202
1938
SLA SLA
40
20
16
.556
40
5.10
223
31
0
0
325.0
328
184
30
189
5
0
1,451
3
6.18
5.23
1.18
0.83
15.4
13.0
1.59
.297
5.59
9.08
4 Bill Phillips
B. Phillips
196
1901
CIN CIN
36
14
20
.412
36
4.77
102
29
1
0
273.1
360
145
7
67
11
0
2
3.36
2.21
1.52
0.23
6.0
1.56
.380
6.45
11.85
5 Chick Fraser
C. Fraser
195
1901
PHA PHA
37
21
16
.568
37
3.63
114
35
2
0
317.2
325
128
5
128
32
0
11
3.23
3.63
0.89
0.14
9.5
1.43
.301
5.52
9.21
6 Togie Pittinger
T. Pittinger
194
1903
BSN BSN
39
16
21
.432
39
134
35
3
0
336.0
377
10
139
17
0
1,441
13
3.59
3.72
0.96
0.27
9.3
9.6
1.54
.322
5.20
10.10
7 Bill Carrick
B. Carrick
188
1902
WSH WSH
30
11
17
.393
30
4.80
36
28
0
0
253.0
336
135
10
69
8
0
5
1.28
2.45
0.52
0.36
6.1
1.60
.326
6.69
11.95
8 Casey Patten
C. Patten
186
1902
WSH WSH
34
17
17
.500
34
4.08
93
33
1
0
297.2
331
135
10
89
11
0
5
2.81
2.69
1.04
0.30
6.9
1.41
.297
5.62
10.01
9 Sam Gray
S. Gray
184
1931
SLA SLA
37
10
23
.303
37
5.27
87
13
0
0
244.0
312
143
19
50
4
0
1,089
4
3.21
1.84
1.74
0.70
8.0
4.6
1.48
.315
6.79
11.51
10 Dummy Taylor
D. Taylor
182
1901
NYG NYG
43
16
26
.381
43
3.08
135
37
4
0
344.1
359
118
7
109
16
0
5
3.53
2.85
1.24
0.18
8.0
1.36
.320
4.76
9.38
11 Al Orth
A. Orth
180
1902
WSH WSH
37
19
18
.514
37
3.98
78
36
1
0
323.0
367
143
18
38
9
0
2
2.17
1.06
2.05
0.50
2.8
1.25
.285
5.02
10.23
12 Bill Carrick
B. Carrick
180
1901
WSH WSH
37
13
22
.371
37
3.63
66
34
0
0
295.0
335
119
10
77
20
0
6
2.01
2.35
0.86
0.31
6.2
1.40
.303
5.49
10.22
13 Pete Dowling
P. Dowling
179
1901
TOT
34
12
22
.353
34
3.83
105
31
2
0
272.2
290
116
0
104
17
0
8
3.47
3.43
1.01
0.00
9.0
1.44
.311
5.91
9.57
14 Ray Kremer
R. Kremer
177
1930
PIT PIT
38
20
11
.645
38
4.90
58
18
1
0
275.2
361
150
29
63
1
0
1,224
3
1.89
2.06
0.92
0.95
4.7
5.1
1.54
.309
5.78
11.79
15 Harry Howell
H. Howell
176
1901
BAL BAL
34
13
20
.394
34
3.71
85
32
1
0
278.2
319
115
5
77
7
0
7
2.75
2.49
1.10
0.16
6.4
1.42
.303
5.68
10.30
16 Watty Lee
W. Lee
175
1901
WSH WSH
33
15
15
.500
33
4.33
62
25
2
0
249.2
309
120
13
40
10
0
1
2.23
1.44
1.55
0.47
4.3
1.40
.371
6.31
11.14
17 Wes Ferrell
W. Ferrell
174
1937
TOT
35
14
19
.424
35
4.98
119
26
0
0
276.2
316
153
25
121
3
0
1,243
2
3.87
3.94
0.98
0.81
9.6
9.7
1.58
.298
5.66
10.28
18 Vic Willis
V. Willis
174
1905
BSN BSN
41
12
29
.293
41
150
36
4
0
340.1
340
7
109
13
0
1,401
12
3.97
2.88
1.38
0.19
10.7
7.8
1.32
.297
4.60
8.99
19 Vic Willis
V. Willis
174
1904
BSN BSN
43
18
25
.419
43
196
39
2
0
351.1
351
7
110
14
0
1,486
11
5.02
2.82
1.78
0.18
13.2
7.4
1.31
.297
4.46
8.99
20 Al Orth
A. Orth
171
1903
WSH WSH
32
10
22
.313
32
4.52
80
30
2
0
264.2
317
133
8
61
7
0
7
2.72
2.07
1.31
0.27
5.5
1.43
.321
5.81
10.78
21 Chick Fraser
C. Fraser
168
1905
BSN BSN
37
14
21
.400
37
124
35
2
0
324.1
314
8
148
15
0
1,388
11
3.44
4.11
0.84
0.22
8.9
10.7
1.42
.280
4.66
8.71
22 Vern Kennedy
V. Kennedy
167
1936
CWS CWS
34
20
9
.690
34
4.64
98
20
1
0
273.1
282
141
13
146
3
0
1,210
8
3.23
4.81
0.67
0.43
8.1
12.1
1.57
.283
5.50
9.29
23 Harry McIntire
H. McIntire
167
1905
BKN BKN
35
8
24
.250
35
119
29
1
0
284.0
316
6
90
21
0
1,212
1
3.77
2.85
1.32
0.19
9.8
7.4
1.43
.318
5.29
10.01
24 Roscoe Miller
R. Miller
167
1901
DET DET
36
22
13
.629
36
2.99
77
35
3
0
325.0
337
108
1
96
13
0
4
2.13
2.66
0.80
0.03
6.9
1.33
.280
4.62
9.33
25 Phil Niekro
P. Niekro
166
1977
ATL ATL
43
15
20
.429
43
4.04
261
20
2
0
329.2
314
148
26
163
8
0
12
1,424
17
7.13
4.45
1.60
0.71
18.3
11.4
1.45
.298
4.53
8.57
StatMuse has game-level data for runs allowed going back to the 1901 season.
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AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
36
22
.621
Blue Jays Blue Jays
31
28
.525
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AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
39
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.650
Guardians Guardians
32
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.552
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AL West W L PCT GB
Mariners Mariners
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.552
Astros Astros
32
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.542
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NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
37
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.627
Phillies Phillies
36
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.610
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Cubs Cubs
37
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.627
Cardinals Cardinals
33
26
.559
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Dodgers Dodgers
36
23
.610
Padres Padres
33
24
.579
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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
5/17
HOU HOU
@
TEX TEX
4-3
Sat
5/17
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
0-1
Sat
5/17
ATL ATL
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BOS BOS
10-4
Sat
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
6/2
COL COL
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MIA MIA
6:40 PM
Mon
6/2
MIL MIL
@
CIN CIN
7:10 PM
Mon
6/2
LAA LAA
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Mon
6/2
DET DET
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CWS CWS
7:40 PM
Mon
6/2
SDP SDP
@
SFG SFG
9:45 PM